Carson City deputies didn't have to go far to find Emily Scott, 27, who they arrested Thursday for felony drug possession.

According to the arrest report, a hotel employee where Scott was living before she and her roommate were arrested last month for probation violations said he found tin foil with what looked like heroin in it. Later he found a wallet stuffed under a mattress that contained papers with Scott's name on them, plus balloons of what looked like heroin and assorted prescription drug pills.

Here in the home of the politically audacious, Rory Reid has tested the bounds of boldness and possibly crossed into the land of the unethical. (Whether or not the campaign contribution law Rory thwarted should be on the books - many think it should not – is a topic for another day.)

CARSON CITY – The governor has proposed taking funds school districts are using for emergency repairs to help balance the state budget.
School districts have said this would leave them with little money to fix broken boilers and leaky roofs or perform other emergency repairs.
“We don’t have any money set aside right now to cover those expenses if the governor’s proposal moves forward,” said Craig Hulse from the Washoe County School District before a Senate committee reviewing the governor’s proposal.

This week's Star Party at the Jack C. Davis Observatory on the campus of Western Nevada College will feature a slide show and lecture presented by Mike Thomas. The topic is "Alexander the Great" and the discussion will be about the young Greek king who goes on to conquer the known world in the 3rd Century BC.
The observatory opens at 6 p.m. and the lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. Free admission to the public. Please remember that the observatory will not open if it is snowing or there is snow on the roads.

Carson City has just eliminated all the local architects and selected two out of state architects to be interviewed for the design of the new animal services facility. Where is the attention paid to the local design community by our own city government? Many of the local architects had specialized design consultants on their team that have years of animal services design experience. Why aren't the local businesses being given preferential treatment? Again, our own capital city spurns the locals.

Jason Scott Lantis, 28, was arrested Wednesday morning for felony domestic violence after an altercation with his ex-girlfriend.

According to the arrest report, the victim reported that Lantis had come to her residence and held her on the floor with one hand choking her by the neck and the other hand over her mouth and nose preventing her from breathing.

It's been a bad week for Sierra snowsports enthusiasts, as a professional skier from Vermont succumbed to injuries sustained during a freeskiing competition at Kirkwood, and a snowboarder died after hitting a tree at Northstar-at-Tahoe.

Ryan Hawks was competing in the Freeride World Tour event at Kirkwood ski area on Sunday when he attempted a backflip off a cliff. He was flown by helicopter to Renown Medical Center in Reno where he died Tuesday morning from his injuries.

This slide-show lecture by Mike Thomas is about the 18th Century Astronomer Charles Messier,who compiled a catalog of 110 objects, including Galaxies, Nebulas, and Star Clusters. Every year
astronomers try to locate and observe as many of these celestail wonders as possible.

If the sky is clear or partly clear this Saturday, March 5th, the observatory staff & volunteers will be attempting to make observations on as many of these targets as is practical. The Observatory will NOT open if it is snowing or if there is snow on the road ways. For details call 445-3000.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada state Sen. Joe Hardy today introduced a bill to require the transportation department to develop a privately-financed toll road as a bypass around Boulder City.

Carson City resident Randall Milton Clark, 54, who was convicted of felony DUI in 2003, was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly driving under the influence on a suspended driver's license.

According to the arrest report, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy spotted Clark's white Nissan turn off of Washington Street without using a turn signal, and saw the driver's side door fly open while making the turn.

Don Quilici of Carson City holds a large lemon and a large grapefruit that he picked from fruit trees on Wednesday, February 23 in La Quinta, California.
Photo by: Elaine Quilici

This is a reminder that the Clear Creek Bowmen, an archery organization in Carson City, will host their annual “Hell or High Water” archery shoot on Sunday, March 13.

That shoot will be held at the Centennial Park Archery Range (east of the Eagle Valley Golf Course), just off of U.S. 50.

It will be a target archery competition with all ages welcome.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., with competition shooting beginning at 9 a.m.

Registration fees are:
Adults: $15.
Family: $25.
Youths: $ 6.

By the California Department of Fish and Game
A San Francisco man was recently caught poaching abalone during the closed season – for the third time in three weeks.

The last arrest came on Feb. 19, 2011, when game wardens from the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) arrested Qiong Wang, 31, for felony conspiracy and take of abalone for commercial purposes, among other charges.

Wardens also arrested Wang’s companion, Michael Trevors, 28, of San Francisco, on similar charges.

Courtesy of GrandViewOutdoors.com
Indiana deer hunters set a record for the third straight year despite a slight drop in hunting license sales.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says 134,004 deer were taken during the 2010 hunting season.

That's a 1 percent increase over the previous year.
The 2010 total included a record 80,997 antlerless deer and 53,007 antlered deer, the second-highest antlered total in 60 years of regulated deer hunting in Indiana.

The Clear Creek Bowmen, a local sportsmen’s club for archers will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, March 9.
That meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room of Fire Station No. 1, located on Stewart Street in Carson City.
Anyone interested in the sport of archery is invited to attend the club meetings and functions.
For information, call Jim or Carol Davis at 883-0389.

By the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
This is a final reminder that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is bringing the world elk calling championships, along with the annual convention and expo called “Elk Camp,” back to the Reno/Sparks Convention Center, March 3-6, 2011.


This year marks the 27th annual RMEF Elk Camp & Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Expo — the organization’s largest annual fundraiser for its conservation programs.


By the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
This is a final reminder that amateur and professional elk callers from across the United States will converge on Reno for the RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships, March 4-5, 2011.


Preliminary rounds begin March 4 at 9:00 a.m., and championship rounds begin March 5 at 9:00 a.m., at the Reno/Sparks Convention Center.
The championships are a centerpiece of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s annual Elk Camp & Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Expo.

Mile High Jazz Band presents Spring Fancy: Jazz & Poetry at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street in Carson City. The show runs from 8 to 10 p.m. Call (775) 884-4154
Click here for more information.

Kick up your heels on the final day of Carnival with our Mardi Gras Dance Party complete with celebratory DJ music and special treats. Come to dance or simply enjoy the music and revelry. Costumes, masks and beads are optional. 3PM. Sierra Place, 1111 West College Pkwy. (775) 841-4111

Join Charlie Seemann with a public talk about "Community Building in the West." The event begins at 7 p.m. and will be at the Carson City Library, 900 North Roop Street.

CARSON CITY – A Republican state senator has proposed his own idea for job creation: A break on the modified business tax for new employees hired by employers after July 1, 2011.
Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Gardnerville, said Senate Bill 199 would exempt new employees hired by Nevada businesses from the tax as an incentive to add workers to their payrolls. Co-sponsors include five other Republican lawmakers. The measure was introduced Monday.

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Carrying a hatchet, axe, sword or knife onto the grounds of  a child care center, public school or higher education campus would become a misdemeanor under a new proposal.

It’s been said that a recession is a terrible thing to waste, and Northern Nevada businesses from Carson City to Las Vegas to Elko businesses aren’t wasting this one.

The movie "Drive Angry," currently playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City, is practically one long car-chase movie, starring Nicholas Cage and Amber Heart.

To fully enjoy this film you have to believe totally that there is an actual physical Heaven and Hell, not that the two are metaphors of consciousness. But don't fret about it; religious ideas don't count here.